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Eternal Home

A man returns to his childhood home just before it goes up for auction, only to uncover a horrifying secret. When a woman arrives searching for her missing husband, guilt and fear push him into a desperate cover-up..

  • Yorgos Keramydas
    Director
  • Yorgos Keramydas
    Writer
  • Yorgos Keramydas
    Producer
  • Kostas Theodosiades
    Key Cast
    "Sotiris"
  • Kostas Filios
    Key Cast
    "Policeman"
  • Menia Roma
    Key Cast
    "Anna"
  • Kostas Bampilas
    Key Cast
    "Athanasios"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 5, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Country of Filming:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Greek (Modern)
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hellenic Open University
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • No Words International Short Film Festival
    Ptolemaida
    Greece
    December 7, 2024
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Yorgos Keramydas

Yorgos Keramydas is an emerging filmmaker from Ptolemaida, Greece. His work is rooted in dark psychological storytelling, visual narration, suspense, and emotionally restrained characters. Since his early encounter with Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, he has been drawn to films that create tension through atmosphere, silence, and suggestion.

He has directed several student and independent short films, frequently working across writing, directing, cinematography, editing, music, and color grading. This self-sufficient process has shaped a visual style focused on controlled compositions, symbolic objects, psychological unease, and the expressive use of light, rhythm, and sound.

He completed three years of theatre and acting workshops, with training in body and voice work, improvisation, acting methods, directing, scenography, and theatrical performance organization. He has also performed on stage, an experience that supports both his own screen performances and his work with actors as a director.

His films have received awards and nominations at independent festivals, including distinctions for editing, cinematography, soundtrack, experimental film, student short film, and no-dialogue cinema. His work often explores guilt, isolation, emotional distance, obsession, loss, and the hidden violence within intimate relationships.

Alongside filmmaking, he has a background in digital journalism, graphic design, music, theatre, and computer technology, elements that continue to support his independent, hands-on approach to cinema.

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Director Statement

Eternal Home explores moral ambiguity, guilt, and survival, set against the backdrop of a home auction. Rather than focusing on the murder itself, the story follows a son forced to clean up his father’s crime—trapped between protecting his family and confronting the weight of his actions.

Visually, the film draws inspiration from Hitchcock’s suspense techniques, particularly his use of framing and misdirection, alongside expressionistic influences. The decision to shoot in black-and-white emerged in post-production, reinforcing the film’s noir atmosphere. The cinematography relies on carefully controlled shot composition, subjective framing, and symbolic mise-en-scène, allowing small details to serve as narrative turning points.

Narratively, the film is structured around internalized suspense, shifting perspectives between the protagonist, the victim’s wife, and the investigating officer. The absence of the father remains deliberately ambiguous, leaving the audience to project their own moral interpretation onto him.

This was a technically demanding project, as I handled all aspects of production alone—from cinematography and lighting to editing and sound design. The result is an experiment in cinematic tension and existential crime storytelling, blending classic thriller elements with a deeper exploration of justice and consequence.